White Horse Temple
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Key facts
- Affiliation
- Buddhism
- Location
- Luoyang, Henan
- Country
- China
- Style
- Chinese architecture
- Completed
- 68 AD
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Buddhist temple
- Country
- China
- Image
- 白马寺全景.jpg
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- Commons Institution page
- White Horse Temple
- inception
- 0068-00-00
- Commons category
- White Horse Temple
- catalog code
- 92
- heritage designation
- National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area
- architectural style
- Chinese architecture
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Encyclopedic overview
White Horse Temple (Chinese: 白馬寺) is a Buddhist temple in Luoyang, Henan that, according to tradition, is the first Buddhist temple in China, having been first established in 68 AD under the patronage of Emperor Ming in the Eastern Han dynasty.
The site is just outside the walls of the ancient Eastern Han capital, some 12–13 kilometres (7.5–8.1 mi) east of Luoyang in Henan Province. It is approximately 40 minutes by bus No. 56 from Luoyang railway station. The temple, although small in comparison to many others in China, is considered by most believers as "the cradle of Chinese Buddhism". The geographical landmarks to the south are Manghan mountain and Lucoche River.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “White Horse Temple” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.